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in 1933, and his contributions to it included poems about school personalities. He continued to contribute occasionally after he left the school. In 1935 he wrote, composed, and organised a musical revue, in which the entire school took part, and reused some of the lyrics in his play
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305:County of Herefordshire
168:Herbert and Ethel Jones
1079:John Kyrle High School
570:(1917-2003), geologist
273:The Badger and The Owl
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1069:Fairfield High School
1064:Earl Mortimer College
678:"Governors and Staff"
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189:Chairman of Governors
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785:The Downian Society
680:. The Downs Malvern
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